| 【person】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "persona." It carries the basic meaning of "person." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "person"]
person ****[831] A person is a man, woman, or child.
personal ****[984] A personal opinion, quality, or thing belongs or relates to one particular person rather than to other people.
personality ****[1498] Your personality is your whole character and nature.
personally ****[1846] You use personally to emphasize that you are giving your own opinion.
[WORD ROOT]root person
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] person
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) persona
[MEANING]root person
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 persona [related to personare] human being, person, personage; a part in a drama, assumed character; a mask, a false face
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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person ★★★★[831] noun from person
【DEFINITION】 ① A person is a man, woman, or child.
② Persons is used as the plural of person in formal, legal, and technical writing.
③ If you talk about someone as a person, you are considering them from the point of view of their real nature.
【pl.】 persons 소유격; person's
【ROOTs】 person; person
【Etymology】 《Latin persona》 [related to personare] human being, person, personage; a part in a drama, assumed character; a mask, a false face
【First Known Meaning】 human being, anyone, person
【DERIVATIVEs】 person, personal, personality, personally
personal ★★★★[984] adjective from person
【DEFINITION】 A personal opinion, quality, or thing belongs or relates to one particular person rather than to other people.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ person; ⑵ al; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin persona》 [related to personare] human being, person, personage; a part in a drama, assumed character; a mask, a false face
【DERIVATIVEs】 person, personal, personality, personally
personality ★★★★[1498] noun from person
【DEFINITION】 Your personality is your whole character and nature.
【pl.】 personalities
【SYNONYM】 character, celebrity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ person; person ⑵ al; adjective suffix ⑶ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin persona》 [related to personare] human being, person, personage; a part in a drama, assumed character; a mask, a false face
【DERIVATIVEs】 person, personal, personality, personally
personally ★★★★[1846] adverb from person
【DEFINITION】 You use personally to emphasize that you are giving your own opinion.
【SYNONYM】 individually
【COMPOSITION】 personal + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ person; person ⑵ al; adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin persona》 [related to personare] human being, person, personage; a part in a drama, assumed character; a mask, a false face
【DERIVATIVEs】 person, personal, personality, personally
Other words containing "person"; first-person, personalise
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
peri-, perit-, pert-
pend
pell-, puls-
patr-
pati-, pass-
path
pasta
pass
particip
part
